Obasy Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Obasy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Obasy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obasy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obasy occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obasy? popularity and diffusion
Obasy is the 2,372,517th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obasy are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Obasy is most common in: Taraba, where 43 percent reside, Enugu, where 34 percent reside and Abia, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Obasy exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obasy
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